Etymograph

English

grandcestor

Blend of grand- + ancestor, with the first element evoking grandparent.

A blend of grand- + ancestor

Middle English

English grand-

Latin nominative ‘one who goes before’

Old French ancestre

Middle English ancestre

English ancestor

Today it means

noun A distant ancestor.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grandcestor